The Ryszard Kapuściński Award
The Ryszard Kapuściński Award for Literary Reportage is an annual Polish literary prize established in 2010 by the Capital City of Warsaw in cooperation with Gazeta Wyborcza. Alicja Kapuścińska, the writer’s widow, became its honorary patron.
Laureate · ceremony 2026
Peter Pomerantsev
Translated by Aleksandra Paszkowska · Krytyki Politycznej
The story of Sefton Delmer, the British master of black propaganda during World War II, set against the challenges of today's disinformation wars. Winner of the 17th Ryszard Kapuściński Award for Literary Reportage.
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17 of 17 laureates
2026
How to Win an Information War
Aleksandra Paszkowska
2025
Forest of Spirits
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2024
This Is Not Miami
Tomasz Pindel
2023
The Silence
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2022
Potosí: The Mountain That Eats Men
Jerzy Wołk-Łaniewski
2021
Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century
Martyna Tomczak
2020
The Scab: Spain Scratches Its Wounds
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2019
The House with Two Towers
Mariusz Kalinowski
2018
Sendler: In Hiding
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2017
Capital: The Eruption of Delhi
Barbara Kopeć-Umiastowska, Janusz Ochab, Marta Szafrańska-Brandt (ex aequo)
2016
The Devil and a Bar of Chocolate
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2015
Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan
2014
And in the Vienna Woods the Trees Still Stand
Irena Kowadło-Przedmojska
2013
Amexica: War Along the Borderline
Janusz Ochab
2012
The Corpse Walker: Real Life Stories, China from the Bottom Up
Agnieszka Pokojska
2011
The Unwomanly Face of War
Jerzy Czech
2010
The Antelope's Strategy
Not to be confused with
The PAP Ryszard Kapuściński Award
A separate award of the Polish Press Agency for journalists and reporters, given in four categories.
Categories
- text
- audio
- video
- photo
About the award
The award honours the legacy of Ryszard Kapuściński — one of the greatest Polish reporters and writers of the twentieth century — and recognises the finest works of literary reportage published in Poland, whether written by Polish or international authors.
The prize recognises both authors and translators. Publishers submit nominations; a five-member jury selects a longlist of ten titles and then a shortlist of five. The award ceremony takes place annually in Warsaw.